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To Act is made to keep a watch on all the stock exchanges of India and
various transactions in securities.
The Central Govt to make rules by notification in the official gazette to
govern and regulate the functioning of the stock exchanges in India.
Based on it, the Central Government framed the Securities Contracts
(Regulation) Rules in the year 1957.
Role of SEBI
The primary and secondary markets have grown in large number for the
raising of the capital.
The number of stock exchanges (24),intermediatories, and other
institutions have grown to a large extent making it obligatory for the
State to control and regulate these markets for the protection of the
investor population.
In order to achieve this the State has empowered SEBI to bring
quantitative and qualitative changes in the nature of securities market.
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Role of SEBI
It was set up by the Government of India in 1988 as a non-statutory
body to promote the growth of the securities market and also to protect
the investors interest. It is now usually referred as Board.
Though in the beginning it was given the status of an interim body under
the administrative control of the Ministry of Finance later, it was
constituted through the Securities and Exchange Board of India Act,
1992 as a statutory body.
At present, both SERA and SEBI govern the securities market.
Objectives of SEBI
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Other powers
During investigation or pending any enquiry, it can suspend trading in
stock exchanges, restrain persons to access the securities market,
suspend any office bearer of stock exchange or self-regulatory
authority
Impend, retain any proceeds of any transactions
Attach bank account etc..
Issue directions to the security market not to dispose of or alienate an
asset forming part of any transactions under investigation.
To protect investors , SEBI may specify some special regulations or
orders in respect to prospectus, offer documents and advertisements
that are offered to solicit money from the investors.
It can also specify certain requirements for listing of securities and
transfer of securities.
It can levy fees, levy penalty, hear appeals etc..
It can suspend or cancel the registration of any intermediatory
Stock Exchanges
To sell and purchase shares, securities, stock and other financial
products the centralized market place is the stock exchanges. The
recognized stock exchanges in India are about 24 in number. The
members may act either as agents for their customers, or as principals
for their own accounts.
Stock exchanges facilitates for the issue and redemption of securities
and other financial instruments including the payment of income and
dividends.
The Indian Stock Exchanges are:
BSE- It is the principal Stock Exchange, traced back to the history of
establishing around 1875 in Mumbai as an Non-profit Organization.
NSE- It has been established as a Public Limited Company. They are
the main Stock Exchanges other than the Regional Stock Exchanges (
List of RSE in next slide)
Regulation of Stock Exchanges
The nominations to the post of president and the vice president of the
stock exchanges and appointment of the executive chiefs and other
nominations of public representatives on the governing body of stock
Exchanges are with the Ministry of Finance as per the rules, bye-laws,
and regulations of the Stock Exchanges.
SEBI regulates the Stock Exchanges, securities markets, registration
and regulations of intermediatories, including the regulations of mutual
funds, prohibition of fraudulent and unfair practices and insider dealings.
As per SERA, SEBI can call for periodical and annual returns from stock
exchanges, amendments to rules and bye-laws of the stock exchanges,
licensing of dealers in securities and suspension of business of any
recognized stock exchanges.
The delegation of powers to SEBI